Rey bit her bottom lip unconsciously as she scrubbed the rust off of the hunk of junk she had been instructed to fix. The Rebellion was small and broken after the battle on the planet Crait, but they were trying to heal and grow. In the meantime, Rey spent her free-time on the Millennium Falcon training, planning and strategizing with General Organa, or like right now she was repairing random things around the ship. It calmed her, reverting back to her old pastime from Jakku. It was different now then it was before, though. Now she understood what that thrilling sensation was that she had always felt and filled her being, influencing her actions and strengthening her logic. It was the Force, and now she knew how to use it correctly.

However, not only was she just passing the time, Rey was also trying to distract her mind from the inevitable. She could not stop thinking about Ben. It had been a month since their last connection through the Force. A month since, his kiss. She knew that what had happened between them had to have just been a lapse in judgement on both their parts. It was wrong, and so twisted. Why would she put herself in such an intimate relationship with her enemy? He was a monster, right? He killed countless people without a thought, even his own father. Thinking about Han Solo brought a gut-wrenching ache to her heart, and tears stung the back of her eyelids. She remembered as she watched Kylo Ren pierce the man that had become a father figure to her in such a short time. But then she remembered the small moments that she had spent with his killer. It was then that Rey realized the source of her confliction. She hated and despised the man that had killed Han Solo. Kylo Ren was a murderer. But, the man that she deeply cared for, and possibly even loved, was Ben. She knew that deep inside Kylo Ren was a hurting, caring, and scared man named Ben. But he was so buried beneath his own hatred, anger, and darkness that Ben was almost gone.

Almost. He was almost gone. Rey thought. Even if there was a little bit of hope, she still had to hold on. She had seen more of Ben in their last moment together then she ever had. But I can't let him get that close to me again. I just…can't. It hurts too much.

xXOXx

"Supreme Leader, we need your instruction on what our next course of action should be." General Hux said in his annoyingly, grating voice. Kylo Ren grit his teeth and glared at the man.

"I already told you, we are going to dock at the nearest planet controlled by the First Order to fuel up."

"But, sir, we don't need to fuel. We have enough, and double the amount in our reserves. We have been sitting here in space for weeks, doing absolutely nothing. The men are beginning to question your leadership, ever since Snoke's mysterious death." General Hux spit out. The man pinned Kylo down with a stare.

"How dare you." Kylo growled lowly. He gripped Hux by the throat with the Force and squeezed lightly. His vision should be darkening around the edges at the moment. Just enough fear for respect. "You mean to say that you question my leadership. I am not an idiot, just wandering around like a lost puppy because Snoke is gone. I have a plan, and you have no right to undermine my authority. Tell me why I shouldn't just snap your neck, right now!"

General Hux was visibly shaking, either from fear or lack of oxygen, but he didn't care. He released his hold on him just enough for the imbecile to speak.

"Because the men listen to me. If you kill me, you will lose them. Sir." Hux spat the words out as if addressing him with respect left a foul taste in his mouth. Kylo's rage surged once more and he swung a fist at the infuriating man.

"You think that my men are so dependent on you? That they could be so easily swayed from my leadership?"

"They don't fear you anymore. You've gone soft. All because of that girl."

Something snapped within Kylo Ren. He had gone too far. The thought of Rey, and everyone knowing that she was his weakness, was more than he could handle at the moment. Red seemed to blur his vision as he let General Hux down. His body thudded to the floor, but Kylo was not done with him. Hux seemed to sense this and scrambled on his hands and knees to a door in an attempt to escape. Kylo Forced the doors shut, locking his prey inside with him. He lunged at him and wrapped one hand around his throat while he coiled his other arm back, like a taut sling ready to shoot, and released a barrage of punches to the man's face. Blood. Blood was everywhere. Ren retreated slightly, and stood. He kicked Hux in his side, causing him to gasp for air. He sputtered, blood spraying out of his mouth and he stumbled to his feet. He quickly sent a blow to Kylo's nose. Aside from the red that began to flow from it, he was hardly affected. "Cute." Ren muttered, shaking it off. He Forced Hux against a wall. Hands flung to his throat in a futile attempt to pry away Ren's fingers that weren't actually there. Kylo's whole body shook and trembled with rage and power as he watched Hux's face turn blue. Before he was able to pass out, Ren activated his red lightsaber by his side. Ultimate fear filled the eyes of the filth before him, completely at his mercy. But Hux would receive no mercy.

Kylo Ren thrust his lightsaber right through Hux's heart. He retracted the power of the Force, and Hux slumped to the ground. He heard a feminine gasp behind him. Kylo whirled around, and his heart stopped. Rey stood, a hand over her mouth, and tears flowed freely down her cheeks. But worst of all was what he saw in her eyes. Terror, disgust, pain, and broken hope. Every feeling of hate, fury, and darkness left him. He felt like a bucket of ice water had been dumped on his head. His eyes visibly cleared, his anger vanished. Something very old and dark finally broke inside him.

Ben took a step forward. "Rey, I can explain." He said, reaching a hand out. To his horror she shrunk away from him, fearfully. She didn't have to say anything out loud for him to understand her mind. Her eyes said it all. He had officially lost her.

The Force bond ended, and she faded away. Ben was left alone, haunted by the horror he'd seen in her eyes. He turned around and looked at Hux's body on the floor. His pale, dead face was littered with bruises and spatters of blood. For the first time ever, shame, regret, and light gripped his heart.

xXOXx

"Rey! Rey, what's wrong?" shouted a familiar voice. She felt a hand grip her arm at her elbow and turn her around. She saw Finn through her tears. He held a frantically concerned expression. She realized how odd this must look. Rey had been sitting in a planning meeting, when the Force decided that that was a good moment to finally connect her with Ben after a month. Her plan was to just ignore him, and continue listening to General Organa. But what she saw upon his appearance rocked her to her core. Somehow, she was able to see General Hux, and Kylo Ren pinning him against the wall with the Force. His face was battered and bloody, and panic abound in his eyes. Rey had stood up, receiving several odd looks from the rebels, but she was not paying attention to her world anymore. Ben's name formed on her lips, but nothing came out. She watched with horror as he ignited his red blade, and then as the light faded from Hux's eyes from the stab to his heart. Her hand flew to her mouth and she began to cry, when the General's lifeless body slipped to the floor. She took in a sharp breath, which caused Kylo to turn to her.

His face had slackened and emotions that she couldn't name emanated from him through the Force. She couldn't believe what he'd done. She thought he was changing. That maybe he was giving into the light. But nobody with hope would do what he just did, no matter the situation. Ben was gone.

"Rey, I can explain." He took a step towards her and stretched out his hand. She jumped away, as if his touch would burn her. She saw the hurt in his eyes, but couldn't bring herself to care. All she saw was a monster. And then the bond broke and Rey was left surrounded by her confused comrades.

Rey looked up at Finn's face, but didn't dare to look into his eyes. The eyes betrayed all.

"Rey, what happened?" he asked again. Leia stood up from her chair and came over to her.

"Go back to your seat, Finn. Everyone, continue the meeting. Please excuse us." The general said, then she placed a gentle hand on the back of Rey's back, guiding her out the door. She led them to her quarters and made sure they were alone before shutting the door.

"Rey." Leia said, understanding and concern clear on her face. Rey flung herself into her arms and sobbed.

"It's Ben." She said, hiccupping through her tears. For some reason she knew she could trust her with her secret, she had to tell her. "There is no hope left for him."

"Shh, take a deep breath. Why don't we sit down? Then you can tell me exactly what's been going on." Leia pulled away from her embrace and gently pulled her over to sit down. Rey breathed in, then let it out slowly. Once she got a grip, she spoke.

"Back on the island with Luke, the Force bonded Kylo Ren and I. We could see each other, hear, and even…touch. It was then that I thought I saw Ben buried beneath Kylo Ren. That there was hope for his redemption. So I went to him, on his ship. He then brought me to Snoke. He told us that he had been the one to bond us. He wanted me to come to him. Snoke then ordered Kylo to kill me, but instead he killed Snoke. Then we fought off the Scarlet Guard together. It felt so right, to fight with him, the Force connecting us together. It was thrilling. Then he asked me to join him. I had seen his future, and I thought that he would join me." Rey took in another deep breath. "Snoke is dead, but we still get connected through the Force. A lot. And every time it happens, I see Ben inside him."

"You care about him, don't you? I can feel it. It doesn't make sense to you, but somehow you do."

Rey's eyes widened, but then she gave a sad, half smile.

"Yes." Rey's breath hitched in her throat, and she attempted to push down the sob wanting to rise from her. "But…I was wrong about him. Ben is long dead. I…I just watched him kill a man! I had thought he was changing, but then he did that. He…he never would have done that if he was truly changing. The light in him is gone, Leia. I…I'm sorry I couldn't save him."

Rey's pent up sobs finally released and Leia wrapped her weary arms around her.

"It's okay Rey."

xXOXx

Under General Hux's command was an older man named Cyrus Verza. Now that Hux was dead, he was now General Verza. He was cool, calm, and collected, but hard and merciless. However, Ben did not care what the new General was like. The only thing on his mind was Rey. That moment had changed him, forever. His darkness was wiped away by a single look. He knew what he had to do now, even if he could never get her back. Even if she hated him for the rest of his existence. Even if no one else ever accepted him, he would do what Rey had taught him. He would do the right thing.

Ben was planning something. Something big. Something that would affect the whole galaxy. Mutiny.

A/N

Hi guys! Sooooo, yeah, that happened! I decided to continue this story! Yeah! Please don't hate me for all the crazy stuff that I did in this chapter! I'm really excited about this, I had an idea and now I'm just running with it!

There will be more chapters. At least one more, possibly two. I don't do too well with maintain long stories, so I'm going to make this short and sweet. Besides, if your anything like me you really just want to get to the Reylo and then move on.

Anywho, I hope yall' have a terrific day! Thank you to everyone who has responded to this story, I'm blown away! If you want more Reylo, I posted a different story yesterday called "Yours To Hold", so go check that out, it's super Reylo! Have a good day and a happy new year!

God Bless!

~Annanarra